Nominees Revealed for Writers Guild Awards for Television

The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) and the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) have announced their 2014 nominations for outstanding achievement in television, new media, news, radio, and promotional writing. Winners will be honored at the 2015 Writers Guild Awards on Saturday, February 14, 2015, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York City. The nominees are listed as follows:

“Deliverance Creek,” Written by Melissa Carter; Lifetime“Return to Zero,” Written by Sean Hanish; Lifetime

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“Houdini”, Written by Nicholas Meyer; Based on the book “Houdini: A Mind in Chains: A Psychoanalytic Portrait” by Bernard C. Meyer, M.D.; History Channel“Klondike, Parts One, Three and Six”, Teleplay by Paul T. Scheuring, Parts Two, Four and Five, Teleplay by Josh Goldin & Rachel Abramowitz, Based on the book “Gold Diggers” by Charlotte Gray; Discovery Channel “The Normal Heart,” Teleplay by Larry Kramer, Based on his play The Normal Heart; HBO “Olive Kitteridge,” Teleplay by Jane Anderson, Based on the novel by Elizabeth Strout; HBO “Pilot” (“The Leftovers”), Teleplay by Damon Lindelof & Tom Perrotta, Based on the book by Tom Perrotta; HBO

“A Day’s Work” (“Mad Men”), Written by Jonathan Igla and Matthew Weiner; AMC “Devil You Know” (“Boardwalk Empire”), Written by Howard Korder; HBO “Donald the Normal” (“Rectify”), Written by Kate Powers & Ray McKinnon; Sundance Channel “Friendless Child” (“Boardwalk Empire”), Written by Riccardo DiLoreto & Cristine Chambers and Howard Korder; HBO “The Last Call” (“The Good Wife”), Written by Robert King & Michelle King; CBS “The Lion and the Rose” (“Game of Thrones”), Written for Television by George R.R. Martin; HBO

“6AM News,” Written by Philip Pilato; 1010 WINS Radio “8PM Hour,” Written by Robert Hawley; WCBS-AM “New York City Loses a Radio News Legend,” Written by Bill Spadaro; CBS Radio/1010 WINS “World News This Week,” Written by Andrew Evans; ABC News Radio

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“Civil Rights at 50,” Written by Jane Tillman Irving; WCBS Radio “Remembering Nelson Mandela,” Written by Gail Lee; CBS Radio News

The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, videogames, news, radio, promotional, and graphic animation categories. The awards will be presented jointly at simultaneous ceremonies on Saturday, February 14, 2015, in Los Angeles at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza and in New York City at the Edison Ballroom.